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1 Return to All Saints Home Page S. Spruce Street Spokane, WA All Saints Gather Monthly Newsletter July 2012 P a s t o r s M e s s a g e What is it about All Saints Lutheran that is important to you? Is it the comfort of the space, or the people you see when you are there, or maybe the various ministries that God does there? Do me a favor please write down what is special about All Saints to you personally, send it to me, I would really appreciate knowing what it is that brings you to the door again and again. You will find out the full extent of why I am asking in the next couple months, in the meantime, I know that it is important that you know why for yourself as well. Thank you... Pastor Alan In doing a little research I have discovered that most of our neighbors in Browne s Addition really don t know the entire scope of ministry here at All Saints. They are aware of the obvious ones like the community garden and meal program, they are much less aware of the other ministry God has us working on in this place. Part of the why is to better understand our role in the neighborhood as church and as community gathering place. I have mentioned briefly in months past that our role is changing, you may not have seen much up front, but I assure you the behind the scenes stuff has been going fast and furious. All Saints Lutheran is going to be the epicenter of the southwest part of Spokane as far as after school youth activities go, and also will be a vital resource for food and clothing distribution to the poor and homeless. You will have opportunities to participate in this ministry and mission in many more ways in the near future. We are planning to produce video information for you and the general public, that features not only us, but all of the various people that use our building and they will be stating why All Saints is important to them as well. We will interview neighbors, business folk, and many other people in this process. We will produce a visual and audio picture of what All Saints Lutheran does that goes far beyond our Sunday morning gatherings. The next months will be exciting, probably also messy and dusty and possibly annoying as we go about our daily and weekly things here at the church, but I think these minor inconveniences will be well worth the trouble when we think about the placement of God s mission and our service to the community. Nothing is etched in stone yet... but the stone masons are sharpening their chisels and preparing the rock as we speak. Thanks to all of you for your continued support of God s ministry in this place and for your support of the leadership here at All Saints Lutheran. Pastor Alan

2 Pastor... Reverend Alan B. Eschenbacher Lay Ministers... All Members of All Saints Congregation Organist... Worship Leader/Choir Director... Parish Administrator... Altar Guild Directress... Newsletter Editor... Council President... Council Vice President... Council Secretary... Church Treasurer... Financial Secretary... Willie Graf Mary Johnson Teresa Freund Cora Jelinek Verne St John Bryce Eschenbacher Dean Treichel Maynard Ross Eleanor Olson Cora Jelinek Mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual All Saints Picnic Saturday, August 11, 2012 Hosted by Dave & Cora Jelinek 8602 West Rutter Parkway Please bring a salad or dessert, lawn chairs and beverage. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be provided Keep watching the Bulletins for more details!!

3 "People of Christ, Living in Community, Working in Partnership, Doing the 'Stuff' of Local Ministry" ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH has witnessed God in action in our congregation, and in the world. We seek to proclaim the Gospel that all may know the depth of God's love. We thankfully exercise our abilities, time and material assets in service to our neighbor. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same spirit, and there are varieties of service, but the same LORD, and there are varieties of workings, but it is the same GOD who inspires them all in every thing. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-6 Love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind... love your neighbor as yourself. MATTHEW 22:37-40 Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY SPIRIT, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. MATTHEW 28:19-20

4 For the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the future of All Saints For Pastor Alan Eschenbacher as he serves All Saints For Bishop Martin Wells and the Synod Staff For ELCA presiding Bishop Mark Hanson For Divine Guidance for our Country For Thanksgiving and time with Family Brian Dickerson, Craig Davenport, Shirley & Homer Evers, Arlene O*Brien, The Carollo Family, Terry Forezek, Joanne Simnioniw, Bill Lobeda, Lelyn Nelson, Shannon, Matthew, Kass, Forest, Connie Jelinek, Dillon, Jean Goeringer, Hazel Wolfrum, Ben Gittings, Cindy Shepherd, Lawney Deasy, Joanne Brockway, Judy Shoaf, Shannon Squires, Gary M., Jane Clayton. For our Members in the Military Paul Billings, Ben Coles, Robert Guyton, Aaron Jelinek

5 Come to Wenatchee at apple picking time and there near the banks of the beautiful Columbia River remember your baptism! BORN *** CALLED *** CAUGHT "My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You re deeply rooted in him. You re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you have been taught. Schools out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving." COLOSSIANS 2:6 FROM THE MESSAGE BY EUGENE PETERSON ******************** The 2012 Gathering is September 28-30th at the Red Lion in Wenatchee, Washington Theme presenter, Pastor Susan Briehl Singing our Faith *** Bearing witness to each other *** Doing God s work Laughing and maybe a few tears *** We are born through Spirit, to live! This Gathering will include the 2012 Convention of the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synodical Women s Organization of the Women of the ELCA. ******************* Wenatchee, Worship, Word, Women, Wonder & Water Our gathering in Wenatchee will begin with registration Friday afternoon, September 28th. After registering, you may shop the silent auction, perhaps attend a workshop or walk along the beautiful Columbia River. The Apple Capitol Recreational Loop Trail is about a half-mile from the hotel by road. I'm sure ducks would take a shorter route. You can follow the trail to the Walla Walla Point Park or for miles. We will begin our gathering with worship Friday and close with worship with Pastor Susan on Sunday morning. Friday evening supper and Saturday lunch will be on your own. There are at least eight restaurants just.2 of a mile from the hotel. And a number further down the road. Hamburgers, Pizza, and Applebee's are close by. Little Caesars can be walked to in less than a minute. Further down the road a variety of choices are found. Saturday evening we will offer a banquet. Saturday and Sunday mornings will feature a free breakfast buffet from 6am-10am for those who have rooms at the hotel. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REGISTRATION FORM Name Phone Address City/State/Zip Address Delegate Participant Church & Address Registration deadline: September 15, 2012 Registration Fee: $66.00 / Saturday Banquet - $29.00 Choice of Meal: (check one) Parmesan Chicken Vegetarian Special Dietary Needs Please send Registration with check made out to Eastern Washington/Idaho Synodical care of registrar: Brigitte Sanborn *** 625 N. Lincoln *** Sandpoint, Idaho ***

6 Happy Birthday to You - Happy Birthday to You Happy Birthday Dear Friend - Happy Birthday to You And many more!!! July 1st Dori Babcock July 1st David McGuire July 2nd Sherry Hill July 3rd Laurel Gittings July 11th Brandi Crabtree July 28th Angela Holmes July 18th Brad Johnson July 18th Emmett McLaughlin July 24th Erik Hill July 24th Reider Rosendahl July 25th Kurtis Jelinek July 25th Jim Chaffins July 29th Mordecai Cochrane July 28th Todd and Dori Babcock All Saints Financial Statement for May Income from all sources: Offering, Use of church building, youth: $ 9, Expenses Paid out: $12,296.31

7 Read.Reflect.Act Is there anything better than relaxing on a summer day with a good book? Whether you re relaxing by the lake, in the garden or in a nice air conditioned room, a good book is a great companion. As Groucho Marx is quoted as saying, Outside of a dog, a book is man s best friend. Inside of a dog it s too dark to read. Here are just a few summer reading options. For other ideas stop by the store or watch for our s, if you haven t been receiving s from us and would like to please let us know. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. Jess is a local Spokane author and West Central resident. Book Description: The story begins in On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and spies an apparition: a tall, thin woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an actress, he soon learns, an American starlet, and she is dying. And the story begins again today, half a world away, when an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studio's back lot, searching for the mysterious woman he last saw at his hotel decades earlier. What unfolds is a dazzling, yet deeply human, roller coaster of a novel, spanning fifty years and nearly as many lives. From the lavish set of Cleopatra to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Walter introduces us to the tangled lives of a dozen unforgettable characters: the starstruck Italian innkeeper and his long-lost love; the heroically preserved producer who once brought them together and his idealistic young assistant; the army veteran turned fledgling novelist and the rakish Richard Burton himself, whose appetites set the whole story in motion along with the husbands and wives, lovers and dreamers, superstars and losers, who populate their world in the decades that follow. Gloriously inventive, constantly surprising, Beautiful Ruins is a story of flawed yet fascinating people, navigating the rocky shores of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Book Description: The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it s been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning what s been missing in her life. And when she s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Book Description: It s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery... Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager exist- ence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can t resist books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau. This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.

8 Movie Showing -- Come be inspired by the stories of urban farming in Detroit. Date: July 25th (Wednesday) Time: 6pm Where: The Book Parlor/Indaba 1425 W. Broadway Ave Cost: FREE Produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Schmid and directed by Mark MacInnis, the film follows the urban farming phenomenon in Detroit. Urban Roots is a timely, moving and inspiring film that speaks to a nation grappling with collapsed industrial towns and the need to forge a sustainable and prosperous future. Note that the three groups above will not be meeting in July or August They will all resume in September Watch the Newsletter and Bulletins for further info.

9 FOR JULY 1st Greeters / Ushers...? Jaak Juhkentaal and Norm Sanborn...? Altar Guild... Sandie Crabtree and Tamie Evers Coffee Hour...? Coffee Hour Jim & Shirley Chaffins, Harry & Mavis Michael Counters...? FOR JULY 8th Greeters / Ushers... Greeters / Ushers...? Jim & Shirley Chaffins Altar Altar Guild Guild......? Harry & Mavis Michael Coffee Coffee Hour Hour...? Sandi Crabtree, Bev Patterson, Deana Wickert Counters...? FOR July 15th Greeters / Ushers... Ross Family Greeters Altar / Ushers Guild......? Tamie Evers and Maynard Ross Coffee Altar Hour Guild......? Jack & Betty Renford, Joanne Brockway, Betty Ledbetter Coffee Hour...? Counters...? FOR July 22nd Greeters / Ushers... Tami Evers and Maynard Ross Altar Guild... Harry & Mavis Michael Greeters / Ushers...? Coffee Hour... Altar Guild...? Ross Family and Tamie Evers Coffee Hour...? FOR Counters July 29th...? Greeters / Ushers... Altar Guild... Coffee Hour... Jaak Juhkentaal and Tamie Evers Jack & Betty Renfords Dean and Christine Simmioniw FOR DATE FOR DATE FOR DATE FOR DATE Worship Group #? for? 2009 consists of: Worship Group #1 for? July 2012 consists of:?joanne Brockway, Jim Chaffins, Shirley Chaffins, Brandi Crabtree, Derrick Crabtree, Sandi Crabtree, Tamie Evers, Jaak Juhkentaal, Betty Ledbetter, Harry Michael, Mavis Michael, Di Nguyen, Bev Patterson, Betty Renford, Jack Renford, Carla Ross, Evelyn Ross, Maynard Ross, Norm Sanborn, Christina Simnioniw, Dean Simnioniw, Deanna Wickert, Ernest Wickert,

10 Scripture Readings for July 2012 Sunday - July 1, 2012 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Color: Green 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Psalm 48 (1) 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 Tuesday - July 3, 2012 Thomas, Apostle Color: Scarlet/Red Judges 6:36-40 Psalm 136:1-4, (1) Ephesians 4:11-16 John 14:1-7 Sunday - July 8th, 2012 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Color: Green 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Psalm 24 (7) Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 Sunday - July 15th 2012 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Color: Green 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Psalm 89:20-37 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, Sunday July 22, 2012 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Color: Green 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Psalm 14 (5) Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 Sunday - July 22, 2012 Mary Magdalene, Apostle Color: White Ruth 1:6-18 or Exodus 2:1-10 Psalm 73:23-28 (28) Acts 13:26-33a John 20:1-2, Wednesday - July 25, 2012 James Apostle Color: Scarlet/Red 2 Kings 19:9-18 Psalm 7:1-10 (10) Acts 11:25 12:3a Mark 10:35-45 Sunday - July 29, 1012 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Color: Green 2 Samuel 11:26 12:13a Psalm 51:1-12 (1) Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35